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England & Wales

0.498% of newborns were given this name in 2024

#27

Peak #7 in 2010

29 years of data

Year-by-year history in England & Wales

Year Rank Percent
2024 #27 0.498%
2023 #29 0.51%
2022 #24 0.581%
2021 #21 0.654%
2020 #20 0.704%
2019 #17 0.81%
2018 #14 0.893%
2017 #11 0.987%
2016 #11 1.07%
2015 #8 1.14%
2014 #10 1.159%
2013 #8 1.191%
2012 #9 1.226%
2011 #10 1.249%
2010 #7 1.417%
2009 #8 1.449%
2008 #10 1.424%
2007 #8 1.452%
2006 #7 1.427%
2005 #8 1.544%
2004 #8 1.587%
2003 #9 1.54%
2002 #9 1.646%
2001 #13 1.464%
2000 #12 1.552%
1999 #10 1.656%
1998 #14 1.497%
1997 #19 1.365%
1996 #21 1.28%
Popularity

All countries (21)

Belgium
Europe
#54
Current 2024 144 babies
Peak: #33 in 2022
30 years of data View history
Canada
North America
#11
Current 2023 543 babies
Peak: #1 in 1924
104 years of data View history
Czechia
Europe
#118
Current 2016 32 babies
Peak: #107 in 2012
23 years of data View history
Denmark
Europe
#3
Current 2024 457 babies
Peak: #1 in 2022
28 years of data View history
England & Wales
Europe
#27
Current 2024 0.498%
Peak: #7 in 2010
29 years of data
France
Europe
#114
Current 2024 0.173%
Peak: #52 in 1998
125 years of data View history
Ireland
Europe
#67
Current 2024 87 babies
Peak: #8 in 1970
61 years of data View history
Italy
Europe
#169
Current 2024 0.059%
Peak: #108 in 2000
26 years of data View history
Medieval England
Europe
#2
Current 1377 18.34%
Netherlands
Europe
#374
Current 2025 0.047%
Peak: #214 in 2015
18 years of data View history
New Zealand
Oceania
#16
Current 2025 125 babies
Peak: #1 in 1909
126 years of data View history
Northern Ireland
Europe
#58
Current 2023 0.402%
Peak: #26 in 2001
27 years of data View history
Norway
Europe
#3
Current 2025 368 babies
Peak: #1 in 2016
33 years of data View history
Poland
Europe
#190
Current 2025 42 babies
Peak: #161 in 2016
8 years of data View history
Portugal
Europe
#61
Current 2018 98 babies
8 years of data View history
Puerto Rico
North America
#76
Current 2022 18 babies
Peak: #41 in 2006
19 years of data View history
Quebec, Canada
North America
#5
Current 2023 1.333%
Peak: #1 in 2018
41 years of data View history
Scotland
Europe
#66
Current 2024 0.329%
Peak: #3 in 1958
90 years of data View history
Sweden
Europe
#8
Current 2025 0.924%
Peak: #1 in 2021
28 years of data View history
Switzerland
Europe
#86
Current 2024 81 babies
Peak: #75 in 2018
6 years of data View history
United States
North America
#10
Current 2024 0.574%
Peak: #2 in 1920
145 years of data View history

Source: BehindTheName and each country's national birth statistics.

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